1956
January 26th
The 1956 winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
February 5th
The 1956 winter Olympic games (1) end , whit the Netherlands wining one silver and two bronze medals.
February 25th
Soviet party leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces Josef Stalin at the 20th Soviet party conference.
February 29th
US President Dwight Eisenhower announces he will seek a second term.
April 10th
In the Netherlands , Philips begins broadcasting its first color TV programs.
April 11th
French government decides to send 250,000 reservists to Algeria.
May 4th
Queen Juliana unveils the National Neutrality Monument in Amsterdam , Netherlands.
May 8th
Representing the royal family , and only royal family member who is a
member of the oversight commission , prince Bernhard , arrivals at New
Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard orbiting Mars , to witness the
commissioning of the first Wolf class scout vessel for the royal
Netherlands space force , the 50 meter long scout vessel who will go by
the name KNRS Wolf , and is the first of several of its class to enter
service whit the royal Netherlands space force.
May 9th
KNRS Wolf is commissioned in the royal Netherlands space force , after
leaving the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , personal of the
royal Netherlands space force move the second Wolf class scout vessel
which is being build to the front of the space yard , so the can begin
constructing on the third Wolf class scout vessel.
May 16th
Egypt recognizes the United Republic of China.
May 17th
Whit two Type A class shuttles in service and the third and fourth
almost completed , the royal Netherlands space force begins scraping the
three Type-7 shuttlepod s at Netherlands space centre Guyana (2).
May 21st
United States explodes its first airborne hydrogen bomb over Johnston Atoll , 1400 km west of Hawaii.
June 7th
KNRS Wolf begins its shakedown cruise , as the ship's crew begin to familiarize themselves whit the operation of the craft.
June 6th
Singapore becomes the Dominion of Singapore and whit it becomes
virtually independent from Great Britain , but retains the British
monarch as head of state, it is also represented locally by a
governor-general appointed in consultation with the Dominion’s
government , Great Britain however remains in charge of defense,
constitutional amendments and foreign affairs for the time being.
June 15th
Batavia University of Technology is founded in Batavia , Netherlands East Indies.
June 19th
Second Van Speijk class frigate enters service whit the royal
Netherlands navy , called HNLMS Jan van Brakel , it is slated to replace
the to be decommissioned HNLMS Evertsen , second oldest of the
Admiralen class destroyers.
July 23rd
Flagship of the royal Netherlands space force KNRS Amsterdam and KNRS
Wolf and KNRS ER-3 begin the first joint exercise in the history of the
royal Netherlands space force near Jupiter.
July 25th
After two days , the space exercise ends , and many valuable lessons in
operating multiple spaceships at once and under one command have bin
gained.
July 26th
Whit KNRS Wolf and KNRS ER-3 returning to Mars , KNRS Amsterdam remains
in orbit of Jupiter , as it is going to deploy the Callisto
communication and observation station , on Callisto , a moon of Jupiter.
July 29th
After three days , the crew of KNRS Amsterdam complete their mission of
installing the Callisto communication and observation station , and whit
the installment complete KNRS Amsterdam returns back to Mars.
Augustus 22nd
United States president Dwight Eisenhower and vice president Richard
Nixon are re-nominated by republican convention in San Francisco,
California.
Augustus 30th
Third Type A class shuttle designated KNRS A3 begins its test flight out
of Netherlands space centre Guyana , these test flights are necessary
before the KNRS A3 is handed over to the royal Netherlands space force ,
which is planning to use KNRS A3 for flights from to Moon base Eisinga
and New Amsterdam moon base and back.
September 22nd
Fokker aircraft corporation East Indies begins production of the D-24I
tornado M.2 jet fighter , whit it focusing its production on producing
the D-24I single-seat interceptor version ,as Fokker Netherlands will
produce the D-24T operational trainer and the D-24R reconnaissance
version for the royal Netherlands East Indies air force.
October 16th
The Japanese empire explodes their first atomic bomb in the Gobi desert ,
and becomes the fourth nation after the United States , Soviet Union
and Great Britain to detonate their one atomic bomb , the test which was
unexpected was observed by a orbiting Class-5 probe who immediately
send the pictures and scans it has taken to the royal Netherlands
military intelligence service headquarters in The Hauge, Netherlands.
October 17th
A day after the Japanese first atomic test , the oversight commission ,
the shadow government in control of the kingdom and its colony’s meets
in a villa somewhere in the Netherlands , there main topic is the
Japanese empire atomic test , a test the did not expect to happen this
soon , the all come to the conclusion that the royal Netherlands
military intelligence service Japan section is to receive more funding
and that surveillance of the Japanese empire by orbital probes is to
increase as the oversight commission feels the greatest treat at this
moment is the situation between the United Republic of China and the
Japanese empire escalating it to a bigger war , a war the toughed the
avoided on December 4th 1941.
November 12th
Fourth Type A class shuttle designated KNRS A4 , enters service whit the
royal Netherlands space force , KNRS A4 after doing its test flight
will depart to Mars , where it will operate from Mars base Hellas.
December 26th
A United Republic of China air force F-86 Sabre intercepts 2 imperial
Japanese army air service , Nakajima Ki-202 jet fighters above the
United Republic of China controlled part of the province of Sichuan and
shoots both down (3) in the first jet-to-jet dogfight in history.
(1) in OTL Netherlands athletes won no medals during the 1956 winter
Olympic games , but in this timeline it won three thanks to better
funding by the ministry of health, welfare and sport , which was created
in 1951.
(2) having served for more then 22 years , KNRS Paramaribo , KNRS
Batavia and KNRS Willemstad where stored at Netherlands space centre
Guyana in case the where needed , but whit the Type A class shuttle
entering in service , the three Type-7 shuttlepods can be scraped and
recycled , the two Maas-class runabout will remain in service onboard
KNRS Amsterdam until replacements for them have entered in to service
whit the royal Netherlands space force.
(3) the United Republic of China air force acquired from December 1954
to June 1956 ,160 ex-USAF F-86 Sabres , the Nakajima Ki-202 et fighter
in use whit the imperial Japanese army air services , is the successor
to the Nakajima Ki-201 who in turn is a licenses version of the German
Messerschmitt Me 262.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
1955
January 14th
HNLMS Sumatra , the last serving Java class cruiser is retired , here role is taken over by the state of the art helicopter cruiser of the Celebes class HNLMS Celebes.
January 22nd
The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
January 28th
The United States congress authorizes president Dwight D. Eisenhower to increase military aid to the United Republic of China.
February 10th
The United States Seventh fleet navy begins a large naval and air exercise of the coast of the Philippines , together whit the United States air force which is based out of the Philippines , Philippine air force and the Philippine navy , the exercise is closely monitored by Japanese imperial army air service observation planes and Kawanishi H10K long range flying boats belonging to the imperial Japanese navy air service and submarines and surfaces vessels belonging to the imperial Japanese navy based out of Formosa.
February 12th
US president Dwight Eisenhower sends more US advisors to the United Republic of China , bringing the total to 700 military advisors.
March 5th
HNLMS Van Speijk is launched , the first of the Van Speijk class frigates to be launched , and who is slatted to replace the decommissioned Admiralen class destroyer , HNLMS Van Ghent , HNLMS Van Speijk is the fifth vessel in the royal Netherlands navy named after Jan van Speyk.
April 3rd
Orbiting above the surface of Mars , KNRS ER-3 , test fires , the Mark-2 spatial torpedo (1 ) against a target placed on the Amazonis Planitia test and weapons range .
April 5th
Winston Churchill resigns as the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
April 6th
Anthony Eden becomes the new prime minister of the United Kingdom.
April 11th
The Japanese Kempeitai sabotage a Lockheed constellation aircraft , killing 16 but failing to assassinate the United Republic of China minister of foreign affairs , Zhou Enlai , who was not onboard.
April 15th
At the Netherlands space centre Guyana , the first Type A class shuttle (2) designated KNRS A1, is put in use whit the royal Netherlands space force.
April 18th
Asian conference (3) begins in Bombay, India , it is also attended by Zhou Enlai , who thanks to a delay in his traveling was able to escape a assignation attempt by unknown forces.
April 24th
The Asian conference ends after six days of discussion.
May 5th
The Allied occupation of West Germany ends , and whit it the Federal Republic of Germany becomes an independent sovereign state with the ratification of Paris agreements in Bonn, Germany.
May 9th
West Germany joins NATO.
May 14th
Warsaw pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
May 15th
Building of space travel center at Baikonur, Kazakhstan begins.
May 18th
Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
May 31st
Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities.
June 6th
Second Type A class shuttle designated KNRS A2 , enters service whit the royal Netherlands space force , as production of the shuttle takes only a year , mostly du it not having warp drive , weapons ore shield , its is hope that the Type A class shuttle has fully replaced the older Type-7 shuttle pods and Type-15 shuttle pods , before 1956.
July 14th
Dr. Anton Mussert , former leader of the Netherlands national socialist movement , dies at age 60 , after suffering a heart attack at his home in The Hague, Netherlands.
Augustus 30th
First official act of Netherlands crown princess Beatrice, when she launches HNLMS Borneo , the second Celebes class cruiser.
September 12th
A royal Netherlands military intelligence service officer, briefs prime minister Drees , about the communist party of Indonesia , telling him that it has a membership of about 3,000 to 5,000 , spread across the Netherlands East Indies , who pose no treat to the security of the colony , thanks to the defection of Vladimir Petrov almost a year ago , the royal Netherlands military intelligence service was able to sweep the communist party of Indonesia and pick up those mentioned by Vladimir Petrov.
October 2nd
The first production model of the D-24I tornado M.2 jet fighter (4) begins serving whit the royal Netherlands air force 312th fighter squadron based at Volkel air base ,Netherlands , production of the D-24I tornado M.2 jet fighter at Fokker aircraft corporation East Indies is slated to begin early next year.
October 28th
The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne is commissioned into the royal Australian navy , becoming Australia first air craft carrier.
December 6th
Jiro Minami , the Japanese 8th governor-general of Korea from 1936 and 1944 and a member of the privy council from 1944 to 1947 , dies at Tokyo.
December 14th
Ireland is together whit Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain admitted to the United Nations.
(1) the Mark-2 spatial torpedo is a improve version of the Mark-1 spatial torpedo , and has a variable yield being able to destroy a small building , ore when set to its maximum yield , being able to put a one-kilometer crater into an asteroid.
(2) the Type A class shuttle is designed to relieve the pressure from the 20 year old Maas-class runabouts , who both are still in service whit the royal Netherlands Space force and to replace the Type-7 shuttle pods and Type-15 shuttle pods who are going to be dismantle as more Type A class shuttle enter service , the Type A class shuttle has six seats , manual helm control and no warp drive , as the are mostly designed for use in the solar system.
(3) the Asian-conference is held in Bombay, India and is attended by United Republic of China , Burma, Philippines, Thailand , Pakistan, Ceylon and concurrence mostly about the current situation between the Japanese empire and the United States and to show solidarity towards the United Republic of China.
(4) there are several version of the D-24 tornado M.2 jet fighter entering in service whit the royal Netherlands air force and the royal Netherlands East Indies air force , these are the D-24I single-seat Interceptor , D-24T operational Trainer and the D-24R Reconnaissance version.
January 14th
HNLMS Sumatra , the last serving Java class cruiser is retired , here role is taken over by the state of the art helicopter cruiser of the Celebes class HNLMS Celebes.
January 22nd
The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
January 28th
The United States congress authorizes president Dwight D. Eisenhower to increase military aid to the United Republic of China.
February 10th
The United States Seventh fleet navy begins a large naval and air exercise of the coast of the Philippines , together whit the United States air force which is based out of the Philippines , Philippine air force and the Philippine navy , the exercise is closely monitored by Japanese imperial army air service observation planes and Kawanishi H10K long range flying boats belonging to the imperial Japanese navy air service and submarines and surfaces vessels belonging to the imperial Japanese navy based out of Formosa.
February 12th
US president Dwight Eisenhower sends more US advisors to the United Republic of China , bringing the total to 700 military advisors.
March 5th
HNLMS Van Speijk is launched , the first of the Van Speijk class frigates to be launched , and who is slatted to replace the decommissioned Admiralen class destroyer , HNLMS Van Ghent , HNLMS Van Speijk is the fifth vessel in the royal Netherlands navy named after Jan van Speyk.
April 3rd
Orbiting above the surface of Mars , KNRS ER-3 , test fires , the Mark-2 spatial torpedo (1 ) against a target placed on the Amazonis Planitia test and weapons range .
April 5th
Winston Churchill resigns as the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
April 6th
Anthony Eden becomes the new prime minister of the United Kingdom.
April 11th
The Japanese Kempeitai sabotage a Lockheed constellation aircraft , killing 16 but failing to assassinate the United Republic of China minister of foreign affairs , Zhou Enlai , who was not onboard.
April 15th
At the Netherlands space centre Guyana , the first Type A class shuttle (2) designated KNRS A1, is put in use whit the royal Netherlands space force.
April 18th
Asian conference (3) begins in Bombay, India , it is also attended by Zhou Enlai , who thanks to a delay in his traveling was able to escape a assignation attempt by unknown forces.
April 24th
The Asian conference ends after six days of discussion.
May 5th
The Allied occupation of West Germany ends , and whit it the Federal Republic of Germany becomes an independent sovereign state with the ratification of Paris agreements in Bonn, Germany.
May 9th
West Germany joins NATO.
May 14th
Warsaw pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
May 15th
Building of space travel center at Baikonur, Kazakhstan begins.
May 18th
Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
May 31st
Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities.
June 6th
Second Type A class shuttle designated KNRS A2 , enters service whit the royal Netherlands space force , as production of the shuttle takes only a year , mostly du it not having warp drive , weapons ore shield , its is hope that the Type A class shuttle has fully replaced the older Type-7 shuttle pods and Type-15 shuttle pods , before 1956.
July 14th
Dr. Anton Mussert , former leader of the Netherlands national socialist movement , dies at age 60 , after suffering a heart attack at his home in The Hague, Netherlands.
Augustus 30th
First official act of Netherlands crown princess Beatrice, when she launches HNLMS Borneo , the second Celebes class cruiser.
September 12th
A royal Netherlands military intelligence service officer, briefs prime minister Drees , about the communist party of Indonesia , telling him that it has a membership of about 3,000 to 5,000 , spread across the Netherlands East Indies , who pose no treat to the security of the colony , thanks to the defection of Vladimir Petrov almost a year ago , the royal Netherlands military intelligence service was able to sweep the communist party of Indonesia and pick up those mentioned by Vladimir Petrov.
October 2nd
The first production model of the D-24I tornado M.2 jet fighter (4) begins serving whit the royal Netherlands air force 312th fighter squadron based at Volkel air base ,Netherlands , production of the D-24I tornado M.2 jet fighter at Fokker aircraft corporation East Indies is slated to begin early next year.
October 28th
The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne is commissioned into the royal Australian navy , becoming Australia first air craft carrier.
December 6th
Jiro Minami , the Japanese 8th governor-general of Korea from 1936 and 1944 and a member of the privy council from 1944 to 1947 , dies at Tokyo.
December 14th
Ireland is together whit Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain admitted to the United Nations.
(1) the Mark-2 spatial torpedo is a improve version of the Mark-1 spatial torpedo , and has a variable yield being able to destroy a small building , ore when set to its maximum yield , being able to put a one-kilometer crater into an asteroid.
(2) the Type A class shuttle is designed to relieve the pressure from the 20 year old Maas-class runabouts , who both are still in service whit the royal Netherlands Space force and to replace the Type-7 shuttle pods and Type-15 shuttle pods who are going to be dismantle as more Type A class shuttle enter service , the Type A class shuttle has six seats , manual helm control and no warp drive , as the are mostly designed for use in the solar system.
(3) the Asian-conference is held in Bombay, India and is attended by United Republic of China , Burma, Philippines, Thailand , Pakistan, Ceylon and concurrence mostly about the current situation between the Japanese empire and the United States and to show solidarity towards the United Republic of China.
(4) there are several version of the D-24 tornado M.2 jet fighter entering in service whit the royal Netherlands air force and the royal Netherlands East Indies air force , these are the D-24I single-seat Interceptor , D-24T operational Trainer and the D-24R Reconnaissance version.
Friday, November 23, 2012
1954
January 21st
The first nuclear powered submarine , USS Nautilus , is launched in Groton, Connecticut (1).
February 15th
Royal Netherlands navy destroyer of the Admiralen class , HNLMS Van Ghent is decommissioned , whit here role , to be taken over by one of the four to be completed Van Speijk class frigates.
February 21st
US president Dwight Eisenhower authorizes , 100 million dollar , to be used for military aid to the United Republic of China.
March 13th
A border clash erupts between the United Republic of China army , against the Japanese imperial army and the republic of China-Nanking army in the province of Sichuan which is a divided province.
March 15th
US explodes a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Johnston Atoll , a royal Netherlands space force class-5 probe observes the blast , before sending the data to the royal Netherlands space force command , located at Netherlands space centre Guyana.
March 23rd
After ten days of fighting , the United Republic of China army and Japanese imperial army cease their attacks against each other in the province of Sichuan , the ten day border clash has seen the most heavy fighting between the United Republic of China and the Japanese empire sins the creation of the United Republic of China in 1949.
April 1st
In the Netherlands , the motorway, Amsterdam-Maastricht opens.
April 3rd
Vladimir Petrov (2) defects from the Soviet Union and asks for political asylum in the Netherlands East Indies.
April 14th
A Soviet spy ring in the Netherlands East Indies is uncovered by the royal Netherlands military intelligence service.
May 10th
The construction of Utopia Planitia space yard enters its six month , and thanks to the limiting miming done by KNRS ER-1 and KNRS ER-2 , who using their tractor to tow small asteroids to Mars , where the are processed by special modified work bees , its construction is kept on schedule.
May 24th
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands announces that after 63 years on the throne , she will abdicated in favor of here daughter Juliana.
June 16th
Netherlands shortens military conscription from 20 to 18 months.
July 7th
As DAF is still working on designing a new main battle tank for the royal Netherlands army and royal Netherlands East Indies army , its unveils the T-25 Tjiger II (3) , a upgraded T-20 Tjiger tank , as a temporarily solution.
April 7th
President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" (4) speech during a news conference.
April 16th
US vice president Richard Nixon announces that the United States may be “putting more military advisors in the United Republic of China regardless of Soviet protest”, this after the heavy border fighting between the United Republic of China and the Japanese empire a moth ago and the domino theory speech made by president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
May 20th
The national assembly of the United Republic of China , reelects Chiang Kai-shek as president , and Mao Zedong as prime minister of the United Republic of China.
July 8th
Wile construction of the first Wolf class scout vessel is well underway at Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , construction of the second Wolf class scout vessel at Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard begins , as the Wolf class scout vessel is only 50 meter long , more then two can be build at one time at Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard at one time.
September 4th
The first Celebes class cruisers, HNLMS Celebes is commissioned at Wilton Fijenoord dockyard in Schiedam , HNLMS Celebes who is a helicopter cruiser carries 4 KH-2 Kolibrie II helicopters.
September 6th
Thailand joins the San Francisco Security Treaty.
September 8th
Juliana becomes queen of the Netherlands.
September 26th
A typhoon hit’s the Japanese empire , 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600 people.
October 23rd
West Germany joins NATO.
November 3rd
The first Godzilla movie premieres in the Japanese imperial capitol of Tokyo.
November 12th
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands visit together whit here husband prince Bernhard , the Netherlands East Indies for a one week tour of the Netherlands largest colony.
November 22nd
After touring the Netherlands East Indies for a week , Queen Juliana and prince Bernhard depart , and fly onboard a Fokker F27M royal flight (5) turboprop , back home to the Netherlands.
December 15th
Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands , receiving the same status as Netherlands Guyana and Netherlands East Indies.
(1) wile the USS Nautilus maybe the world first nuclear-powered submarine , its not to most modern , that title is reserved to the royal Netherlands Zwaardvis class submarines of which eight are in service named Zwaardvis , Tijgerhaai , Dolfijn, Zeehond , Potvis , Zeeleeuw ,Tonijn , and Walrus who have replaced the older Dolfijn-class submarines and other submarines in service whit the Netherlands royal navy , and unlike the USS Nautilus uses diesel electric, batteries, and AIP , has six torpedo tubes for 18 torpedoes ore 30 mines , a test depth of some 400 meters and probably the most advance radar and sonar in operational use by any submarine in the world.
(2) Vladimir Petrov was a member of the Soviet Union's clandestine services who was sent to the Netherlands East Indies to recruit spies and to keep watch on Soviet citizens, making sure that none of the Soviets abroad defected , ironically he decided that life in the Netherlands would be better and after coming in contact whit a royal Netherlands military intelligence service officer defected in return for supplying information regarding a Soviet spy ring operating out of the Soviet consulate located in the Batavia , capitol of the Netherlands East Indies.
(3) the T-25 Tjiger II , wile resembling the Tjiger I , has significant differences , which are , mounting a bore evacuated 105 mm main gun, instead of the Tjiger I , 90 mm gun , four crew members instead of the Tjiger I , vive crew members , improve diesel engine , a better shaped turret , improvements to the armor protection and shock absorbers , a stabilization system for the main gun and a thermal imaging system.
(4) the domino theory speech , made by president Dwight D. Eisenhower , is about the United Republic of China , and if the country falls to the Japanese empire , then surrounding countries will follow in a domino effect.
(5) the Fokker F27M royal flight , is modified version of the Fokker F27 Friendship turboprop aircraft which entered service whit the royal Netherlands air force in 1952 , and is in service whit the royal Netherlands air force , royal Netherlands East Indies air force and the royal Netherlands naval aviation service, some versions of the F27 are , F27-300M Troopship a military transport version and the F27 Maritime Enforcer a armed maritime reconnaissance version , the Fokker F27 Friendship is also in service whit KLM and its daughter company KLM East Indies.
January 21st
The first nuclear powered submarine , USS Nautilus , is launched in Groton, Connecticut (1).
February 15th
Royal Netherlands navy destroyer of the Admiralen class , HNLMS Van Ghent is decommissioned , whit here role , to be taken over by one of the four to be completed Van Speijk class frigates.
February 21st
US president Dwight Eisenhower authorizes , 100 million dollar , to be used for military aid to the United Republic of China.
March 13th
A border clash erupts between the United Republic of China army , against the Japanese imperial army and the republic of China-Nanking army in the province of Sichuan which is a divided province.
March 15th
US explodes a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Johnston Atoll , a royal Netherlands space force class-5 probe observes the blast , before sending the data to the royal Netherlands space force command , located at Netherlands space centre Guyana.
March 23rd
After ten days of fighting , the United Republic of China army and Japanese imperial army cease their attacks against each other in the province of Sichuan , the ten day border clash has seen the most heavy fighting between the United Republic of China and the Japanese empire sins the creation of the United Republic of China in 1949.
April 1st
In the Netherlands , the motorway, Amsterdam-Maastricht opens.
April 3rd
Vladimir Petrov (2) defects from the Soviet Union and asks for political asylum in the Netherlands East Indies.
April 14th
A Soviet spy ring in the Netherlands East Indies is uncovered by the royal Netherlands military intelligence service.
May 10th
The construction of Utopia Planitia space yard enters its six month , and thanks to the limiting miming done by KNRS ER-1 and KNRS ER-2 , who using their tractor to tow small asteroids to Mars , where the are processed by special modified work bees , its construction is kept on schedule.
May 24th
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands announces that after 63 years on the throne , she will abdicated in favor of here daughter Juliana.
June 16th
Netherlands shortens military conscription from 20 to 18 months.
July 7th
As DAF is still working on designing a new main battle tank for the royal Netherlands army and royal Netherlands East Indies army , its unveils the T-25 Tjiger II (3) , a upgraded T-20 Tjiger tank , as a temporarily solution.
April 7th
President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" (4) speech during a news conference.
April 16th
US vice president Richard Nixon announces that the United States may be “putting more military advisors in the United Republic of China regardless of Soviet protest”, this after the heavy border fighting between the United Republic of China and the Japanese empire a moth ago and the domino theory speech made by president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
May 20th
The national assembly of the United Republic of China , reelects Chiang Kai-shek as president , and Mao Zedong as prime minister of the United Republic of China.
July 8th
Wile construction of the first Wolf class scout vessel is well underway at Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , construction of the second Wolf class scout vessel at Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard begins , as the Wolf class scout vessel is only 50 meter long , more then two can be build at one time at Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard at one time.
September 4th
The first Celebes class cruisers, HNLMS Celebes is commissioned at Wilton Fijenoord dockyard in Schiedam , HNLMS Celebes who is a helicopter cruiser carries 4 KH-2 Kolibrie II helicopters.
September 6th
Thailand joins the San Francisco Security Treaty.
September 8th
Juliana becomes queen of the Netherlands.
September 26th
A typhoon hit’s the Japanese empire , 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600 people.
October 23rd
West Germany joins NATO.
November 3rd
The first Godzilla movie premieres in the Japanese imperial capitol of Tokyo.
November 12th
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands visit together whit here husband prince Bernhard , the Netherlands East Indies for a one week tour of the Netherlands largest colony.
November 22nd
After touring the Netherlands East Indies for a week , Queen Juliana and prince Bernhard depart , and fly onboard a Fokker F27M royal flight (5) turboprop , back home to the Netherlands.
December 15th
Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands , receiving the same status as Netherlands Guyana and Netherlands East Indies.
(1) wile the USS Nautilus maybe the world first nuclear-powered submarine , its not to most modern , that title is reserved to the royal Netherlands Zwaardvis class submarines of which eight are in service named Zwaardvis , Tijgerhaai , Dolfijn, Zeehond , Potvis , Zeeleeuw ,Tonijn , and Walrus who have replaced the older Dolfijn-class submarines and other submarines in service whit the Netherlands royal navy , and unlike the USS Nautilus uses diesel electric, batteries, and AIP , has six torpedo tubes for 18 torpedoes ore 30 mines , a test depth of some 400 meters and probably the most advance radar and sonar in operational use by any submarine in the world.
(2) Vladimir Petrov was a member of the Soviet Union's clandestine services who was sent to the Netherlands East Indies to recruit spies and to keep watch on Soviet citizens, making sure that none of the Soviets abroad defected , ironically he decided that life in the Netherlands would be better and after coming in contact whit a royal Netherlands military intelligence service officer defected in return for supplying information regarding a Soviet spy ring operating out of the Soviet consulate located in the Batavia , capitol of the Netherlands East Indies.
(3) the T-25 Tjiger II , wile resembling the Tjiger I , has significant differences , which are , mounting a bore evacuated 105 mm main gun, instead of the Tjiger I , 90 mm gun , four crew members instead of the Tjiger I , vive crew members , improve diesel engine , a better shaped turret , improvements to the armor protection and shock absorbers , a stabilization system for the main gun and a thermal imaging system.
(4) the domino theory speech , made by president Dwight D. Eisenhower , is about the United Republic of China , and if the country falls to the Japanese empire , then surrounding countries will follow in a domino effect.
(5) the Fokker F27M royal flight , is modified version of the Fokker F27 Friendship turboprop aircraft which entered service whit the royal Netherlands air force in 1952 , and is in service whit the royal Netherlands air force , royal Netherlands East Indies air force and the royal Netherlands naval aviation service, some versions of the F27 are , F27-300M Troopship a military transport version and the F27 Maritime Enforcer a armed maritime reconnaissance version , the Fokker F27 Friendship is also in service whit KLM and its daughter company KLM East Indies.
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